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The closing price of Vital Farms Inc (NASDAQ: VITL) was $37.36 for the day, down -0.53% from the previous closing price of $37.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. VITL stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.6999 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.1.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VITL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 108.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.91 and its Current Ratio is at 3.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on May 06, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $44.
On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $30.
Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on February 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 13 ’25 when OHAYER MATTHEW sold 25,000 shares for $31.62 per share. The transaction valued at 790,572 led to the insider holds 6,893,890 shares of the business.
OHAYER MATTHEW sold 5,000 shares of VITL for $161,250 on Jun 17 ’25. The EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON now owns 6,888,890 shares after completing the transaction at $32.25 per share. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, Wrede Thilo, who serves as the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the company, sold 1,200 shares for $31.93 each. As a result, the insider received 38,316 and left with 57,117 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VITL now has a Market Capitalization of 1664473984 and an Enterprise Value of 1522352128. As of this moment, Vital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.453 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.242.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VITL is 0.92, which has changed by -0.20119733 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VITL has reached a high of $48.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.09%.
Shares Statistics:
VITL traded an average of 834.78K shares per day over the past three months and 884980 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 44.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.84M. Insiders hold about 24.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.93% stake in the company. Shares short for VITL as of 1749772800 were 7715669 with a Short Ratio of 9.24, compared to 1747267200 on 6551072. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7715669 and a Short% of Float of 27.67.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0